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Riff Tone
Beans
Kurt Cobain
Guitarpunk1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang
AmpTech 21 SansAmp Classic (used as preamp/amp sim direct to board, In Utero era studio sessions)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1993; 'Beans' is a lo-fi, joke track from the 'In Utero' sessions. No evidence of live performance. Guitar likely direct-in or via SansAmp, as per In Utero session documentation. No evidence of additional amps or cabs for this track.
Tone Character(10)
lo-fi and boxymids-forward and nasalmodest gain, crunchydry and unpolishedslightly compressedno sustain boostopen, strummed chordsgarage punk textureno time-based effectsraw, direct sound
Difficulty
'Beans' riff is extremely simple, with basic open chord strumming and no technical challenges, making it accessible to beginners.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang
AmpTech 21 SansAmp Classic (used as preamp/amp sim direct to board, In Utero era studio sessions)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1993; 'Beans' is a lo-fi, joke track from the 'In Utero' sessions. No evidence of live performance. Guitar likely direct-in or via SansAmp, as per In Utero session documentation. No evidence of additional amps or cabs for this track.
Tone Character(10)
lo-fi and boxymids-forward and nasalmodest gain, crunchydry and unpolishedslightly compressedno sustain boostopen, strummed chordsgarage punk textureno time-based effectsraw, direct sound
Difficulty
'Beans' riff is extremely simple, with basic open chord strumming and no technical challenges, making it accessible to beginners.